"Ed H." > wrote in message
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> "dubman" <u17230@uwe> wrote:
>
>>i have a 96 tdi A4 which has done 155000 miles, over the last few weeks i
>>have noticed a drop in power. this is more noticable when the engine is
>>under
>>torque. The engine also kicks out black smoke when under strain, the car
>>is
>>serviced frequently so i don't think its a fuel problem.. can anyone
>>please
>>help me solve this..
>>i am thinking maybe turbo is on its way out..
>
> Any shaking at high RPM? Could be the sparkplug wires. When is
> the last time those were replaced?
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> Ed H.


Ummmm . *not* likely the sparkplug wires on a diesel (tdi), though.... ;-)